Television in titbits: the rise of the billion-dollar microdrama industry
Hollywood is betting big on vertical microdramas, told in chunks under two minutes. Can a gimmick turn into a new form of entertainment?
UK actors vote to refuse to be digitally scanned in pushback against AI
Equity says vote signals strong opposition to AI use and readiness to disrupt productions unless protections are secured
Sir Humphrey Burton obituary
Renowned broadcaster known for arts and music programmes such as Arena, Aquarius and Omnibus
Obamas were supposed to meet Rob and Michele Reiner on night of their deaths
The former first lady paid tribute on Jimmy Kimmel Live to ‘some of the most decent, courageous people you ever want to know’ as Jerry Seinfeld also writes of debt to Reiner
The Guide #221: Endless ticket queues, AI slop and ALL CAPS agony
It was 12 months of megamergers, manufactured musicians and thrillers stretched thinner than a streamer’s budget. Join me for some cathartic moaning
Elastic limbs, fantastical accents and crackling sexual chemistry: Dick Van Dyke turns 100
The goofy star of Mary Poppins becomes a centenarian on Saturday. And what a precocious performer he has proved, sustaining scrappy mischief through seven decades of mainstream entertainment
From Eleanor the Great to Emily in Paris: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead
Scarlett Johansson’s directorial debut stars the 96-year-old June Squibb, while Netflix’s lovable tweefest sees its heroine move to Rome
Lurker to Our Girls: the week in rave reviews
A buzzy thriller about a Hollywood hanger-on and a moving documentary following the parents bereaved in last summer’s Southport attack. Here’s the pick of the week’s culture, taken from the Guardian’s best-rated reviews
Son of a nutcracker! It’s the great Christmas film guide 2025
Here are all the best movies to watch over the holidays – from favourites like Elf and Paddington to the latest from Mission: Impossible and Knives Out. Plus, two of the sexiest films ever made
‘Astonishing’: how Stanley Baxter’s TV extravaganzas reached 20 million
The Scottish star used his exceptional gift for impersonations to create genre-mashing specials that were as epic as the Hollywood films they parodied. He was a perfectionist performer with huge talent
Actor and comedian Stanley Baxter dies aged 99
Baxter enjoyed a decades-spanning career on radio, TV and film, and was famous for impersonating famous people including Queen Elizabeth II
Netflix buying Warner Bros is bad news for cinema and those of us who love it
The proposed acquisition would see yet more of Hollywood controlled by a tech company and one that doesn’t seem to care about the theatrical experience
Golden Globes 2026: full list of nominations
All the nominees for the awards ceremony due to take place on 11 January, the 83rd edition of the film and television gongs
Golden Globe nominations: One Battle After Another leads the charge
Sinners, Hamnet and Sentimental Value also key contenders for first major awards ceremony of the season, while Bradley Cooper, Sydney Sweeney and Brendan Fraser among those snubbed
Trump claims rave reviews for hosting Kennedy Center Honors – before ceremony even ends
President refers jokingly to renamed ‘Trump-Kennedy Center’ at celebration of stars from music and film